The Future of ART Regimens for HIV Is in Long-Acting Agents

Recent developments in antiretroviral therapy (ART) include longer-acting therapies that don’t require a daily oral pill and two-drug regimens that could decrease toxicity associated with standard triple-drug regimens. The approval of cabotegravir plus rilpivirine (Cabenuva) in January 2021 was the first to provide both benefits as a monthly ART injection. The approval was expanded to […]

Botched Penis Lawsuit; New Details on CDC Attack; Discharges Against Medical Advice

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Two patients are suing Curtis Cetrulo, MD, a plastic surgeon formerly of Massachusetts General Hospital, claiming their phalloplasty operations for gender affirmation left them with deformed penises. (Daily Mail) New rules will prevent CDC staff from sitting on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ COVID-19 vaccine […]

Hospital Tied to Deadly Outbreak; Former CDC Heads Issue Warning; More Shrimp Pulled

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Bacteria from cooling towers at Harlem Hospital and a nearby site where the city’s public health lab is located were sources for the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others in New York City. (AP) Former CDC directors said HHS […]

Major Study’s Data in Jeopardy; Health Groups Pan Trump Bill; IVF Laws Taking Effect

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Please note that in observance of Independence Day, Morning Break will not publish on Thursday or Friday, and will resume Monday, July 7. Data from the Nurses’ Health Study is in jeopardy due to the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with Harvard. (CNN) The Wisconsin Supreme Court […]

Criminal Investigation of Cuomo Over COVID; Biden’s Last PSA Test; Cucumber Recall

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a source told the AP. After discussions with the FDA, Moderna pulled an […]

VA Restricts Research Publishing; Makary Bashes CDC Committee; Musk’s Drug Use

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Veterans Affairs physicians and scientists were ordered to not publish in medical journals or speak with the public without first seeking clearance from political appointees of President Donald Trump, the Guardian reported. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, called the CDC’s independent advisory body on immunizations […]

DOJ Sues Medicare Advantage Insurers; Tylenol Murders Revisited; New Hospital Grades

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If you want to share your story, please email MPT_Editorial@everydayhealth.com or contact Kristina Fiore, director of enterprise and investigative reporting, on Signal at KristinaMedPage.64. The Department of Justice announced a […]